Confused about identity? Looking for clarity? Listen in as I take us through the layers of identity to the essential truth. The thing that's stationary in all that comes and goes. Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified advice if you need help.
Where are you on the trauma and healing journey? In today's episode I share the stages I've been through and what's helped me navigate them. Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified advice if you need help.
Learning to feel rather than numb feels really important for me at the moment. Here's some things I'm exploring. I hope they help you. Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified advice if you need help.
Is reunion confusing you? Are you caught between biological and adoptive families? Adoptee and therapist David talks about magic moments, honeymoon period and confusion in his reunion. We explore how that confusion has eased and become easier to live with over time. Here's a bit about David from his website: I am a counsellor and EMDR practitioner . I offer face-to-face therapy sessions, including video calls if needed. I was adopted as a young child so I understand the issues and challenges tha...
What do you believe about yourself? How do you see yourself? Trauma messes up our beliefs and identity. Listen in as Michelle dives deep into busting beliefs and getting clear on identity. All so we can heal at a deeper level. Michelle Madrid is a powerhouse life coach and guidance mentor who is passionate about igniting the light within every adoptee and woman she coaches. She seeks soulful modalties of healing to support individuals in feeling a deeper connectedness with themselves and with ot...
Are you stuck in a rut on your healing journey? Unsure of what's holding you back? Listen in as Linda and I dive deep into how changing feelings kickstarts healing. We also cover what stops us changing for the better. And it's not what most of us think. Her first interview https://thriving-adoptees.simplecast.com/episodes/freedom-with-emma-stevens Her second interview https://thriving-adoptees.simplecast.com/episodes/becoming-our-own-guru-with-emma-stevens Linda Pevac aka Emma Stevens is a U.S. ...
Do you get the sense that there's more of you that needs to heal? Have you had glimpses of your whole self but you want to see and feel whole more of the time? Listen in as adoptee and therapist Kathy goes deep on how feelings change so we heal. Please note she does talk about her personal use of psychedelics in healing. Here's a bit about Kathy from her website: Long before I became a therapist, I was adopted. My parents had two biological sons and were unable to have a third child and wanted a...
Do you yearn for more connection? With others? With yourself? Listen in as I explore why we feel like that, what gets in the way of connection and how connection happens. Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified advice if you need help.
Do you explode when triggered? Do you avoid situations that you fear might trigger you? Listen in as I take a deep dive into triggers so you can hear something new that brings you more peace. Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified advice if you need help.
So many of us feel we're missing something and yearn for completeness. So how do we fill that void? Today's episode is a deep dive into that space where we feel peace and at home. Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified advice if you need help.
Looking to bounce back? Having a tough time riding the emotional rollercoaster of reunion? Listen into a particular empowering interview with Lisa as she goes deep on resilience, mindset, her take on our higher power and much more. Insights galore. Lisa A. Quaites was born in South Korea, but adopted to the United States and raised by a Black military family. She lived much of her life in America's Heartland, where she met her husband James. The couple raised two daughters, Capris and Candace, w...
Do you put other people's needs ahead of your own?Are you sick of doing that? People pleasing is so common amongst us. So how do we stop it? Listen in as I dive into this topic. Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified advice if you need help.
Seeing that you're whole is one thing. Feeling whole is another. How does that change happen? Listen in as I dive deep into healing. I hope you love that feeling. Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified advice if you need help.
Do you want to feel whole? Maybe healing isn’t about becoming whole. Maybe it’s about seeing our wholeness is hidden by trauma. Listen in as I dive deep into how we feel whole. Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified advice if you need help.
Looking for change? Listen in as I dive into what empowers us adoptees to change drawing from two fantastic guests on the Thriving Adoptees podcast Emma Stevens/Linda Pevac and Pamela Karanova Listen to their podcasts here Pamela https://pod.fo/e/1e3ef3 Emma/Linda 1st interview Freedom https://pod.fo/e/1f0bc4 Emma/Linda 2nd interview Becoming Our Own Guru https://pod.fo/e/1e3eeb Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek ...
How do we bounce back? Listen in as birth mother and foster care alumnus Cynthia shares her insights on resilience and healing from the profound challenges she's faced. There's oodles (that's lots) of empowering wisdom on finding your own resilience and healing. Listen in for your own insights on progressing along life's learning curve. https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthia-rounds-mcguigan-144b3b13 https://www.instagram.com/cindymc359 https://www.facebook.com/cynthia.mcguigan Guests and the host a...
How do we heal? The million dollar (pound or euro) question. Focusing on healing rather than trauma is a great start. Understanding what healing helps us to. Then we can get into the how to's and actions. I'd love your thoughts on this so email me at simon@thrivingadoptees.com Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified advice if you need help.
Are you out of the fog and suffering from the pain that's been suppressed for so long? So how do you heal? We all have to find our personal pathway out of pain. Listen in as transracial adoptee and therapist Amanda shares her pathway to inspire and empower you along yours. https://constructiveparenting.com/ https://twitter.com/ConstParenting/ https://www.facebook.com/constructiveparenting/ https://www.instagram.com/constructive_parenting/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/constructive-parenting-p...
Identity is tricky for us. As adoptees we're great at describing trauma, less great at describing identity. The truth of who we are is simpler than we've been lead to believe. But we have to go deep to see that simplicity. Today's podcast is my take on "We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience." Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. I hope you enjoy it. Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from t...
Do you feel there's something wrong with you? It's a feeling that has haunted many of us for as long as we can remember. So how do we finally see our worth? Ann shares insights along her long journey to feeling good enough so you can do the same. About Ann Since 1977, Ann Haralambie has been a trial and appellate attorney in Tucson, Arizona, focusing on children: custody, abuse and neglect, adoption, and child advocacy. Adopted in infancy in New York, where all records were sealed, she wanted to...
How do you keep going when your world has been turned upside down? When you find out that you've been lied to over and again? When the shocking truth comes out. Listen in as Michelle shares her inspirational story of resilience and dogged determination as she found out who she really is. Michelle Rice-Gauvreau is a native Mohawk woman born in Canada and raised in Connecticut via an illegal adoption, which was commonplace for many Indian babies throughout many years across North America. She is a...
Are you looking for insights to help you heal? Many of us feel overwhelmed by our trauma. Engulfed by it. Consumed by it. Or perhaps tainted by it. I felt that way. I sometimes still that way. So how do we separate from our trauma to find healing and peace? Listen in. Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified advice if you need help.
There's a LOT of secrecy and shame around adoption. So it's no wonder we are confused about our identity and wrong about our self worth. Listen in as I dive into our deepest questions: Who am I? What's wrong with me? Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified advice if you need help.
Have you ever felt empty inside? Many of us seek to fill our aching emptiness through alcohol, drugs and other addictions. Anything to numb the pain. Adoptee Leon is in recovery and has been sober for 2 years. Listen in as he shares what he's learned on a long journey to being ok with being himself. Find out more about leon at: https://www.instagram.com/leonclowes/ https://vimeo.com/user11974720 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC84DG4627RX9a95wZD1d_eA https://www.leonclowes.com/ https://twitter....
What if you could harness your trauma to grow? You can. Listen in as Steve shares the silver lining of what we've been through - the past that sometimes feel so painful. A truly transformational episode with conversation and poetry to help us tap into who we truly are underneath our trauma. Steve reads two poems from his book The Clear Light. And the transformation through turmoil material and his examples are from his book Extraordinary Awakenings. Steve Taylor is a senior lecturer in psycholog...
Self worth seems like a nice idea. Something we are working on. Something that we might have some day. What if that day is today? Listen in as transracial adoptee and therapist Sally gets right to heart of feeling our value for ourselves. Sally is a licensed clinical social worker, who enjoys working with adults who need support during a variety of life stressors. She understands how challenging it can be to trust someone new, so she does her best to earn your trust by being honest, consistent, ...
Do you want to get clear on who you really are? Identity confuses the heck out of us adoptees. Until it doesn't. Listen in as we peel back the many layers of identity. We go beyond trauma to the very essence of who we are. One of the most profound interviews in over 350 conversations on this podcast. Here's a bit about David and his book David Enker (Amsterdam, 1970) is a Dutch writer and artist. He was unofficially adopted as a baby, using the experience to explore the world from that unique pe...
Do you believe you are unloveable? If so you're going to love this interview with Amy. She shares how she's deconstructed her beliefs. An incredibly vulnerable and empowering episode looking back at lessons from the ups and downs of a 25 year reunion that's now going strong. Find out more at https://www.instagram.com/amynicrn/ Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified advice if you need help....
Are you looking for more balance? Is a negativity bias getting in the way of you enjoying your life? Listen as adoptee and psychotherapist explores balance (and balancing). Find out more about Kate: https://katemurphytherapy.com/ https://www.instagram.com/katemurphylcsw/ https://www.facebook.com/katemurphy.therapy https://www.linkedin.com/in/katemurphy1/ Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified advice if you n...
Would you like smoother relationships with others? And yourself? Grace makes relationships easier. Listen in as Melissa shares how she is finding grace for her adoptive mother and herself. The conversation was packed with insights for me and I'm sure it will bring you some lightbulb moments for you. Find out about Melissa's work supporting adoptees who want to be writers here: https://www.ulvencoaching.com/writingforadoptees Find out more about Melissa here: https://www.instagram.com/ulvencoachi...
